How to diagram: X'
Step 1. Follow the steps for analyzing a sentence, use X' PSRs
Step 2. Follow the steps for diagraming the sentence, use X' PSRs
X' Diagraming
1. Start with the basic structure for X' as seen above.
2. Fill in the subject under the DP following the PSRs
The subject in X' will be under the DP
Since Names cannot receive determiners be sure to list Name under
the D
The name Dr.Sneeden goes under the N
In X' there must be the N' to account for any specifiers there
might be. You cannot go straight to N from the NP as in the basic structure
.
Since Names cannot receive determiners be sure to list Name under
the D
The name Dr.Sneeden goes under the N
In X' there must be the N' to account for any specifiers there
might be. You cannot go straight to N from the NP as in the basic structure
.
3, 4. Fill in the Tense aspect and the verb
X' accounts for tense and aspect, unlike basic PSRs.
Tense aspect is located under the T
In this sentence, the tense is non-past
The morpheme is 3rd person singular which is accounted for under T
The verb is inflected for 3rd person in English with (-es)
Tense aspect is located under the T
In this sentence, the tense is non-past
The morpheme is 3rd person singular which is accounted for under T
The verb is inflected for 3rd person in English with (-es)
5. Add the complement English
English is the complement in this sentence as it completes the meaning and is closest to the verb.
V'--> V DP
V'--> V DP